Dear Friends,

I am happy to inform you that soon we will be offering workshops in Tuscany, articulated in two sections:

1. LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION WORKSHOPS
2. IMAGES WORKSHOPS

The Language Instruction Workshops includes intensive daily instruction and practice in the following languages:

• ITALIAN
• ENGLISH
• SPANISH

The Images Workshops includes intensive daily practice in the following disciplines:

• SHOOTING FOR STILL AND MOTION PICTURES
• EDITING: THEORY AND PRACTICE
• POSTPRODUCTION: SOUND, EFECTS, TITLES AND SUBTITLES
• PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF WORKS

Workshops offerings will begin in June 2011 and will continue throughout the rest of the year, according to demand on your behalf. For information regarding accommodations, workshops fees and payment, kindly send me an e-mail to the following address:

monicabarbaragazzo@yahoo.com

I wish you all the best for a happy 2011 Summer!

Monica Gazzo

Brief Bio (for more detailed information, please refer to the Résumé page):
Monica Gazzo is a graduate from the San Francisco Art Institute (MFA). Her films have been shown at the Directors Guild of America, Hollywood, Los Angeles Filmforum, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood), Melnitz Theatre at University of California, Los Angeles, New Festival at NYU, New York City, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, MadCat Women's International Film Festival, Angels Gate Cultural Center, Anais Nin Video & Film Diary Festival, Big Sur, California, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, Society for Cinema Studies Conference, New Orleans, LA, State University at Binhampton (SUNY), Film Arts Festival, Roxie Cinema, San Francisco; UC Theater, Berkeley, Beaubourg Pompidou Center, Paris and the London Filmmaker's Coop, amongst other venues. She has received grants from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs and Youth Services Department, Long Beach Museum of Art / Video Annex, the Ahmanson Foundation, the California Arts Council, the California Community Foundation, the Italian Cultural Institute and others.